A man was killed early Friday at Tribe Mediterranean Foods in Taunton after his arm was caught in a grinding machine that he was cleaning.

Daniel Callazo, 28, of Fall River, a worker at the factory in Myles Standish Industrial Park, died in what police were calling an industrial accident at the plant around 1 a.m.

Callazo was pronounced dead at the factory and his body was taken to Morton Hospital. Taunton police and state police are investigating, along with investigators from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Tribe released a statement about the death through its public relations firm.

“Foremost we are terribly saddened by this morning’s incident, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the individual’s family at this difficult time,” the statement said. “We have been working closely with OSHA and local authorities who have been looking into all details surrounding this matter.”

The statement added that Tribe has reached out to local experts who have since arrived on site at the company to provide counseling services “to ensure the well-being of all family members involved, as well as that of our employees."

A spokesman for the Bristol County District Attorney’s office says the death does not appear suspicious, but remains under investigation.

“It appears to be an accidental death,” said Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office. “We investigated it as we would any unattended death.”

Miliote said the preliminary investigation suggests Callazo became caught in a large machine while cleaning it.

“The only information I really have is that he became stuck in a rather large machine, which some people call an auger and others call it a grinder,” Miliote said. “It appears to have been a tragic accident. ... It was part of his duties to clean and sanitize the machinery for obvious health code and safety reasons. But the exact circumstances of that will be part of the investigation (by OSHA).”

Tribe temporarily shut down its Taunton manufacturing and operations divisions while authorities continued to investigate. A company spokesperson said that operations “will resume when appropriate.”

Deanne Amaden, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Labor, said an OSHA inspector was on scene at the plant Friday afternoon. Amaden said OSHA is opening an investigation, but no further details about the findings will be available until the investigation is complete.

However, Amaden did say, “it doesn’t look like we have any past history with this company.”

Amaden said there is no time frame for the investigation but added that OSHA investigations generally are completed within a six-month window.

“It can be wrapped up sooner if we get the info we need to complete investigation and release findings,” Amaden said. “We usually are going to do that within a six-month period. It’s not quick. It’s not open and shut.”

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Asked if there are any plans to improve safety at Tribe, public relations spokesperson Jarrod Walpert said on behalf of the company that they are consistently updating safety standards, but added that Callazo’s death was an isolated incident.

“This morning’s accident is an isolated incident, and we remain deeply saddened and empathetic to the individual’s family.”

Walpert said that company has reached out to the victim’s family and is trying to support them as best as possible.

“We are doing all we can to provide support and respect their privacy at this time,” Walpert said.

Asked about the mood at Tribe among Callazo’s coworkers, Walpert said that the victim was a friend to many and the employees there are leaning on each other for support.

“Everyone with the company is working to support one another during this difficult time. The individual was a colleague and friend to many,” Walpert said.

Tribe Mediterranean Foods, known for its extensive line of hummus products, was sold in September 2008 for $57 million to Osem Group, an Israeli subsidiary of Swiss-based Nestlé SA.

Tribe's corporate office and manufacturing facility has been located on Prince Henry Drive inside the Myles Standish Industrial Park since 2004. It completed an $8 million expansion project last summer.

At the time, it announced plans to add about 60 new jobs to its workforce, to bring its total to about 125 workers. But now there are about 160 employees, the company’s public relations firm said.